Business & Ally Edition #116

Hi! Welcome to Diversify Tech’s Business and Ally Edition - a newsletter for tech leaders, recruiters and allies working to make tech diverse, inclusive and equitable.

A Quick Announcement: We've moved Diversify Tech’s job board and talent network to a new platform to better serve our community! You can now::

• Post on our new Job Board →

• Access our new Talent Network →

I’ve added more pricing options for posting jobs. As a thank you for your continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, especially during challenging times, you can use code DEIMATTERS to receive a 35% discount when you post a single job listing by July 31, 2025.

If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out!

Cheers,
Veni Kunche

LEARN

Readings and events on tech, work and culture

• What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.

• It’s Arab American Heritage Month. Want your demographic data to be more inclusive of Arab employees? Start by adding a MENA option to race/ethnicity options.

• Lily Zheng offers a New Framework for DEI

• AccessiBe falsely claimed that their plug-in accessWidget can make any website compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The FTC issued an order prohibiting accessiBe from making misleading claims and requires the company to pay $1 million.

• Handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake. When AI systems can control multiple sources simultaneously, the potential for harm explodes. We need to keep humans in the loop - by Margaret Mitchell, Avijit Ghosh, Sasha Luccioni, Giada Pistilli

ADVOCATE

Advocate for and support underrepresented people in tech

• Rachel Irabor is speaking at two conferences happening this May in the United States and needs your help. Contribute to her GoFundMe to help her with her travels and accommodations.

• Rose Genele is working on something designed specifically for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, coaches, and consultants who are building big things with small teams. She is doing a short market research survey to understand how you actually get things done—your tools, your habits, your struggles, and your wins. Please take the survey here!

HIRE

These are folks from our community who are looking for jobs. If you are hiring, please reach out to them directly! You can find all of their details and more candidates here.

Software Engineering

• Aditi Green, Software Engineer(backend leaning), Remote

• Ana Maria Rodriguez, Software Engineer II, New York, NY or Remote

• Annie Souza, Software Engineer, Remote

• Arthur Griffith, Software Engineer, NYC, Hybrid, Remote

• Cordelia Payson, Software Engineer, DC or remote

• Fabiola Gonzalez, Software Engineer I, Remote, no location preference

• Gina Castromonte, Fullstack Software Engineer, No preference

Design

• Alethea Atkins, User Researcher, Remote, US or Canada

• Athena Phan, User Research, SF Bay Area, Remote

• Meah Lin, UX Designer, Austin, TX or Remote anywhere

• Niani Primm, Designer, Remote

Data

• Abrar Hamed, Data Scientist/Data Analyst, New York City, Remote

• Andrea Floria, Data Engineer or any similar data related roles, Remote or Houston, TX

Information Technology

• Chris Robalino, IT - Support Desk, Hybrid, Remote, Office

• Ciara Clements, Support Engineering Manager, Technical Support Engineer Team Lead, Remote

Other roles

• Abigail Robinson, Coordinator, Remote or DC

• Candis Anderson, Product Manager, No preference

• Charissa Matos Lillo, Customer Experience, Onboarding, Success, or Support Manager, Remote

• Mandy Moore, Marketing, Remote

• Michele Cantos, Program Director, Remote, hybrid (NYC/NJ),